Author profile: Pål Røren

Pål Røren is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo. His research concerns diplomacy, great power rivalry, and the pursuit social status and prestige in world politics. His most recent article is “Unipolarity is not over yet” (Global Studies Quarterly, 2024).

Opinion – Why Unipolarity Is Not Over

Pål Røren • May 26 2024 • Articles

Scholars often talk about structural changes in the international system – but the world remains unipolar, with the United States at its center.

Opinion – How Russia Became a Great Power

Pål Røren • Sep 18 2023 • Articles

The quest for prestige and status in global politics is complex. But one thing is clear: Both Putin and Russia care about status.

The Securitisation of Ethnicity in Serbia (1987-1991)

Pål Røren • Oct 12 2013 • Essays

Securitising moves and speech acts performed by Slobodan Milosevic paralleled his successful attempts at securing and increasing his political power in Yugoslavia.

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